Mbala

Mbala is 's most northerly large town and seat of in , occupying a strategic location close to the border with and controlling the southern approaches to , 40 km by road to the north-west, where the port of is located.
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  • Type: Town with 118,000 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Abercorn”, “Mbala, Zambia”, “Абъркорн”, and “マバラ”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Mbala War Memorial.

Memorial
Photo: W507, Public domain.
The is a First World War memorial…

Mbala

Latitude
-8.84561° or 8° 50′ 44″ south
Longitude
31.37092° or 31° 22′ 15″ east
Population
118,000
Elevation
1,622 metres (5,322 feet)
IATA airport code
MMQ
UN/LOCODE
ZM MMQ
Open location code
6G3H593C+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369007774
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
176146
Wiki­data ID
Q1014108
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Mbala” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Mbala”
  • Arabic: “مبالا”
  • Bulgarian: “Мбала”
  • Catalan: “Mbala”
  • Cebuano: “Mbala”
  • Chinese: “姆巴拉”
  • Dutch: “Mbala”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مبالا”
  • Finnish: “Mbala”
  • French: “Mbala”
  • German: “Mbala”
  • Hebrew: “מבאלה”
  • Italian: “Mbala”
  • Japanese: “ムバラ”
  • Lithuanian: “Mbala”
  • Moksha: “Мбала”
  • Polish: “Mbala”
  • Portuguese: “Mbala”
  • Romanian: “Mbala, Zambia”
  • Romanian: “Mbala”
  • Russian: “Аберкорн” (historical)
  • Russian: “Мбала”
  • Spanish: “Mbala”
  • Swahili: “Mbala”
  • Swedish: “Mbala”
  • Ukrainian: “Мбала”
  • Urdu: “ایمبالا، زیمبیا”
  • Western Mari: “Мбала”
  • Zulu: “Mbala, Zambiya”
  • Zulu: “Mbala”

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Places to explore: Chianga and Mulefu.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mbala Immigration and Mbala Bus Station.

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